MINUTES of SCINA Meeting - Sunday June 18, 2023
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERGROUP OF NICOTINE ANONYMOUS (SCINA)
INTRODUCTIONS: George O. called the meeting to order at 10:00 am with the Serenity Prayer followed by introductions.
WAS YOUR MEETING REPRESENTED? Quorum was not met with 5 members in attendance. The following meetings were represented: West Hollywood 001, Long Beach 012, Laguna Beach 257, Studio City 273, Palm Springs 283 and 288.
TRADITIONS: Tradition #6, “A Nicotine Anonymous group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the Nicotine Anonymous name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.” was read.
TREASURER’S REPORT:
Balance from May report $970.71
Contributions 218.06
H&I mailing -13.20
Registrar expenses (May & June) -21.17
Current available balance* 1,154.40
Contributions this month include $140 from the San Diego meeting 284 which closed recently. Thanks to all of our contributors! SCINA will forward a $250 contribution to World Services.
**There is an additional $5,000 in the checking account that we do not touch to avoid $18/month bank fee. Savings account (prudent reserve) balance is $1000.71.
REGISTRAR REPORT: No Changes were made to the Administration List. Meeting 295, Video Conference Meeting, Thursday 8:00 am, was added. Video Conference/Hybrid Meeting 293, Wednesday 4:30 pm, Meeting ID and passcode updated. No Meetings were removed. No H&I Listings were added, updated, or removed. 30 Directories were printed, and 26 envelopes addressed.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS: Please send additional email contacts (which don’t increase our postage costs) for our meeting list; ask your doctors and dentists. For more information, or to be of service, call Angela P. at (949) 302-8465 or angela.socal9@gmail.com.
COMMUNICATIONS: No concerns at this time, any questions or concerns can be directed to SCINAinfo@gmail.com 1-877-879-6422 or 1-877-TRY-NICA.
LITERATURE: No concerns at this time. The current balance is $835.27. The bank account has changed from Union Bank to US Bank and George will visit to get a pin number for the bank card.
NICOTINE ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES (NAWS): The Voices of Nicotine Recovery (VONR) Intergroup is hosting marathon meetings from 6 am – 1 pm PT on two Saturdays in July: July 15 & July 22. Titled “Journey through the 12 Steps,” the flyer is posted at https://voicesofnicotinerecovery.com/events
EVENTS: Bill H and Jane H didn’t get around to looking at the possibility of a Joshua Tree Retreat this year but have good intentions to report back at the next SCINA meeting. The annual picnic will be September 17th and George O. will look for a park to host the picnic. Details forthcoming!
NEW MEETINGS: If interested in starting a new meeting, call Gary 310-755-5582 and leave a message.
PUBLIC OUTREACH: If you’re interested in being of service and taking on the commitment of Public Outreach Chair, please contact George O. at (562) 310-0874. Send your Meeting Representative to the Intergroup meetings to tell us how we can help you.
SPEAKERS LIST: Invite a speaker to your meeting. Call (949) 302-8465 for a list.
BYLAWS: No report.
WEB OPERATIONS: Directory, Calendar, and News pages have been updated. In the past month, we had 81 visitors and 133 page views. The top views after the Welcome Page (66 views) were Meeting List/Directory (47 views), Virtual Meeting Quick Reference (33 views), Google Calendar (14 views), and News and Updates (8 views).
In addition to 77 visitors within the United States, we had 2 visitors from Canada, and 1 visitor each from Spain and France.
John D. is in charge of the shared Zoom account for SCINA. Please contact him at (818) 618-1501 if you have any questions.
OLD BUSINESS: Reese N. will be taking over as Intergroup Secretary. Due to lack of a quorum, the vote will be tabled to accept him until next month.
NEW BUSINESS: No new business.
BIRTHDAYS: No birthdays reported for this month.
SECRETARY REPORT: The June minutes were read and corrected, but due to a lack of a quorum, approval will be tabled until next month.
CLOSING PRAYER: Angela P. led us in the Serenity Prayer at 11:08 am.
